300 Series Majolica

Majolica/Ultraglazes Colors - A highly versatile product that can be used as a majolica color on top of a white base glaze or as an underglaze color underneath a clear glaze or as a glaze on its own. For majolica technique first apply 2 or 3 coats (depends on how heavily you apply each coat) of our base white glaze (i.e. 799 Majolica White for cone 06/04 firings or 1118 White for cone 4/6 firings) all over the piece. After it has thoroughly dried you can decorate with the 300 series colors. One coat will give you the traditional majolica look in which some of the base white shows through the color. For opaque coverage 2 coats of color will be required. For use as an underglaze use the 300 series as you would our 500 series underglazes (i.e. 1 coat - semi-transparent, 2 coats- semi-opaque, 3 coats- opaque) and then cover the entire piece with clear glaze (i.e. 700 Clear for cone 06/04 firings or 1100 Clear for cone 4/6 firings). The 300 series Majolica Colors can also be used as a glaze on its own, over the whole range from cone 06 to cone 6. It will fully vitrify at cone 06 but the surface will not be quite as shiny as our 700 series glazes. At cone 6 most of the colors will show little color change, except the pinks and purples that are not quite as temperature stable. All of the majolica/ultraglaze colors are lead-free, dinnerware safe and A/P non-toxic.